Letters from Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott to his family, November 1916 - December 1916 - Part 3

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But here I mustn't keep on yarning away to
you my dear old laldy like the brook
that goes on for ever - to just come
to me & sit my knee & give me such
a big love & a kiss I suppose sagy
itme laddie wll forn be whythe
I could not gave then "gallopy any
more the poor ice pett idnt we
used t have from playngint then
Now by again dear old nocct
rnshine lady. God ken&
keep you aak wih deance
pet alwayo. Williom of lse +
Kisses from Decker Don
P.S. Ene Walker is still aws
ill. But I don't think he is very
gad Carlie Wlrott is sillal
pove I think
 

N.S. Mery Swart
Happy Sa lap
new Year dearee Edm
Haddy caneshome

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Francee
12/11/14
M decunt pateo
You are put c dailing. There
are tus more letters just arrived dated

7 Septenber. Ayat yoth
the 24 & 2
asent
Aling
of or ag thboys teater t
d n ally ie tha
tthes me i. I get turcarces forr
Belles
tho wee people with Bay writing i
the address but no letter at all por
cittle
hell & the promised ith Geriy on
I got last that she would sind a
contination in the next wail. I had a
long interting litter from old gun
lepher who is uy at Beodego. It
cheers me a lot I know the boys speak
well of me bcause I do wit them
ly you know But I like then cl
the remet thy ty tos what I can to
them too. I farent got my I was
present yet. I suppose it will
come along in due time though. I
ie the Bemnans have tunk oue
wail in the "Hratia Sevonder
if you will know which letters
 

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of yours were in that I lett me therein
in later me. I suppose the papers
will tell you the date. What a levviry
Mrs Duigar didn't come in that boat?
Although all the paringers I hear were
sared, I will give the packages that
Horys
you you
go money ans why to some froo
soldier man of you let me know
what they are. Our loys get a good
lot of things from the Mistialiur
Comports find under Mr Budden.
He used to spend a lot of money or
giving the foys extra coffee in the
Cold mornings u atth old place
If you addressed your little letter to
seordie at Jalishiry Plair I quers it
will wander round noe before ho gik
is. His address is 15 Field Aubl
AA.F. France that will fird him
gd. Did I tell you in my lost
letter that I had had a little not from
him iince I have few here letteng
me bewnscreet that he had been
 

called t altend a womided officer who had
bin llom of by a by well s had hisby
broke was ladly staken + that the
officer twrng out tbe Capt H. Burker one
of the old 7 Boys & ayns Conon, I found
out about pror Mc Laken for you whe my
last letter. I have written to Mr Robeets
about yourg May. He no woneled
that clange or the 19th uly near Fromelles
a wounded may reported that he rawher
Lyninded. W me not sure at
the time if he lad heer carried in Sate
we tearted the Hospital Records &
could find no trace - to he was reposted
wounded & messorg. Lates still a
patiol in the dank one night was out
& searched some of the Bodies who
could not be brought in for meansy
pdentification & young Grayspapers
were troughter from this it is
almost certain that he dieeg
his wound & his body will le
 

i
in no mans land, wwill be lav
to telt his pror mother this but the
boys did all that wos possble in the
way of bringing wounded & desidin
& puecks ofter und to nsk their
twe night after night or this homble
ot of rearhing the poor dead lodie
in papers or for identification dir
ro that we might let the people know
forcentain or as nearly culan a
pomble in the circumstances the fat
of their loys. I have a little further
news of Pt genkin the Nyak Boy
you mentioned in your last letter.
In the Jemnes of the 9th Mot it irs
reported that he died of woundsulder
a prisoner of was in Termany. In his case
he was me of these who ritked their
lives with the utmost daring to resune
evidente
woinded & was that by the Semand
close tthen ou trerches whilstro
doing & ther carried in tte
lives. He was one of a lot more
 

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who belaved magnificently in this way
for a few only of the most comprenous
we got medals. Nims impomble tye
more though we sent a loto names in
And is kory is as old married man
by now. what will his loss likethe





Sespect
then my
n
<
tet eant n at Ipee
them Terterday General sir Douglas
Harg the Cormander a lhief of the
matet Himy came along to rec
my boys. Frday we had thurch nde
under Col Holden the Chief Chaplon
in Austialin. He is going back to
Hushalia Shortly We raid he woald
ring you up. He reckoned
Dorked thepreture of health as Id
is he will give you a good account
of me, General Berklwood come
along to the Parade & after it prevuted
medals yswhohad ron then mad
I speech oalited then nanctpar
 

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Col. Hugar is still away, or leave
but will be lack shortly Bortsays
is still flooming- getting fotter the
I am oflerting with the French girls
h Kasdal y neednt
tell her wife that though. Gent Budnon
was very nice much ncer tomethat
he las her to me ince that row
in sygpt ro perhaps he is coming
yo
did I utt.
rorned again. know that I advived
against an attact leing made or a french
& Mc Cay wouldn't make it without
directt orders from Birdwood & without
takeng any responntility. Ther whe
wn wr peliesed thenew Brigads
tried to do the job & lost a lotg men
I did no good at all. I think we can
take it all right y they let we do the t
in my own way & give me a little
anotane to getting stores up
What did kong think of our wee pets
pates deab ? Ear inirce pets truly &
really write all by themselves or have you
 

I hold ther little hands still
say run wwiit gent nicel
ae
fell th hitto pets I was ropleased
with the lorely cards they rent we
yell then has bedanant &come home
met a by big hot the loves he huodean
tainies but thei are some good little
guls loys here & their mummee tod
& thwcked old kaires this mer wout
to come in & kill then all there then
by wtho fire & sida & all has wle
men must stophere for a little
longer & peerent then pro parting
the povr things. ask then dont they
think that is what sida& hes soldiers
ought tdo? They would all love tcome
lick as quick a quist cur be t all
their dea ones but when thoold kaiser
had killed all the nicepeople heret
might come out & Dushation t Kegl otaer
all the nice people there is it is better
& fight hen over her until be to killed
or is too reared tfight any more
& ther we will lock their up in gaol
for eververy
tell the ner laddie Iirns is pleased them
he had prayed that sod may end the war
of all the tatleboys & girls pray like that God
will heart make thred kaire apraie
Hhuttany mow wenel calety her
& This ssty
eno mymliest da
cutlet of paper nust now I cogit
M
they are thops here.

t
 

Fhance
Dearest one
I haven't the least
14/11/14
scrap of news, to tell you tut
a little loving talk
must pist tAp
Volect for
with you. I hope you
conscription. You will ree by the
catting I send you of what will
be in prose for us if Dermany
wins this war vow or a Generation
hence. Fancy their poor kyds being
taught It late people like that
There is a book called the Retreas
pou Mons yo should tryt get. Ire no
rean it. But it is by an English
officer who fought wtth early purs
of the war. He mays, accoitting
tentracts I re head in a paper the
in one Belgear Village he this
mer said tho poor little naked
body of a ger about 5 years ols
hanging up on a hook ir a Butther
that with it poor litte lands
I & laymet woinds on the
out
body. How anybody can remann